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Key Responsibilities
• Port operations management: Supervise loading and unloading activities, coordinate vessel arrivals and ensure port equipment and infrastructure meet operational requirements.
• Logistics: Develop and maintain logistics schedules to support project targets.
• Team and contractor coordination: Leading a team of port operators, logistics staff and subcontractors.
• Safety: Ensure port operations comply with health and safety laws and environmental standards.
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Salary Range
Entry-Level
Experienced
Essential Skills
• Project management: ability to manage port projects, including managing timelines and resources for the project.
• Leadership skills: ability to lead teams comprised of different roles such as port workers, shipping agents and logistic coordinators, strong communication skills.
• Safety knowledge: knowledge and commitment to necessary health and safety regulations.
• Digital skills: ability to use logistics and port management software, such as SAP or port community systems.
• Problem solving: ability to calmly and efficiently solve any problems that may occur whilst managing the port.
Qualifications and Training
A degree in Maritime studies/maritime transportation, logistics and supply chain management, business administration or engineering (civil, mechanical, industrial or marine) is necessary. A relevant masters degree, such as an MBA in logistics or an MSc in Maritime operations, would also be useful, but is not necessary.
Gain work experience: start in operational roles such as port operator, logistics coordinator, shipping assistant or marine traffic controller and work your way up to port manager.
Management apprenticeships can provide relevant work experience that applies to this job, but finding an apprenticeship specific to pot management may prove difficult.
Health and safety certifications such as NEBOSH and OSHA, and project management certifications such as PMP and PRINCE2.
Training Providers in the UK
• NILC: provides PRINCE2 training. Classroom, virtual and onsite courses available, based in Wales http://www.nilc.co.uk/
• University of South Wales: provides project management courses and PRINCE2 qualifications, campuses in Newport, Cardiff and Pontypridd https://southwales.ac.uk/
• Coleg Gwent: provides the health and safety IOSH certificate in managing safely based in Newport http://www.coleggwent.ac.uk/
Employment Opportunities in the UK
• Associated British Ports: Manages multiple ports in South Wales, including Newport Port, Cardiff Port, Barry Port and Port Talbot and therefore employs port managers https://www.abports.co.uk/
• Milford Haven port: One of the UK's largest energy ports, handles oil, gas and other bulk cargo http://www.mhpa.co.uk/
• Pembroke port: Port in Pembrokeshire, owned and operated by the port of Milford Haven http://www.pembrokeport.com/